telescopiformadj.
/tɛlᵻˈskɒpᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ˌtɛləˈskɑpəˌfɔrm/ Zoology. Now rare.
Of an appendage or part: telescopic; consisting of a series of two or more joints or tubes that retract into one another.
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telescopiform1826
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 352 Ovipositor..Telescopiform.
1848 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 9 i. 190 With her telescopiform oviduct she..pierces the cuticle.
1970 J. van der Land Systematics, Zoogeogr., & Ecol. of Priapulida 57 It is not clear from the original description and figures whether the scalids [of a priapulid] are telescopiform or not.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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